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Q. Did she say aoy , thing- else lately recolleaed it, and told - her so. ' Q. \Vlvit did the I.vitness ~say I cannot recolle6t. Can ,you recolkA any. thing More about the 'evy ?—A,. I cannot. fr• Q. Dees the •Witness'at any tithe remember Mrs.. Clarke soliciting the Duke of York for 'promotions' in the army Q. Does the-witness at any time recolleet Mrs. Clarke applying to his Royal Highness for moneyin her presence p —No. • Q.. Does the witness ever remember any conver sation passing between them on' the subject of Mrs. -Clarkes difficulties ?—A. -Never.' Q. Does the witness recolleet her ever complain ing. that Colonel French bad broken, any particular promise ?—No. Q. Does the witness know Mrs. Hovencien 1 did know her. • O. How long has the.i.vitnesticeased to know her? , A. above two years. . • . : - • 'Q. Where did Mrs..fiovenden liye when the wit ness knew her ?—A. In South Moulten-street.. - Q. WWI number ?—A. .I don't know. Q. How long did the Witness know her before she lived There ?-4: Six or eight months. Q 2 Was she a married woman ?—A. She was a widow. Q. By .the ••Sciwct•roa-GENERAL.--Did witness ever mention to any CAW' the expressions she had • heard relating to Colonel French Not till Within Iheie three weeks. Q. Hew long ris , it since she heard the expres sions.l.-t-4- I cannot say( Q.. Is;it two•years ago ?--A.• Cannot say. • . a Is it fonr,years. ago ?---A:• .Cannot say... Cin - WMPossi say whetter it - was• in the winter tikeliummr Cannot - temllet: Was,•there any, particular circuthstance that 'fixed the expression's on her memory ?,-A. Nome. The witness - never Metitiotied therm till' she • sPoke• of then) a few. weeks ago I- believe not Q. What passed•then _Cannot reepllee.4. l . .. • :Q-••No .partiettheexpreSsiOn . ? , =-A. None. •• it .possible wiiness s memory is so bad that she an remember tiothin 'that ' occurred at that Yes, it is po'ssible,,fori it did nut interest r , Q. Whare was it Mrs. Clarke mentioned it ?-- A. , At her honse. Q. Was any one else present ?—.4. I have forgot. Q. Can the witness recoiled no one fad con nected with the circuinStahoe, 'nor even who, was pre4ent ?—A. I cannot indeed; I think no, one was present. Q. What . brought it up in conversation ?—A. cannot tell. a Q. Does the witness mean to say she.does not recoiled what in the course of conversation gave rise Some opposition was:made to this question, and witness was ordered to withdtaw. • , : A s d h, - at , conversation'enstied bet Ween Mr. Warr- situp, the CH ANcgt.r..oll of the EXCllifat:Ea, and other Members, in whidt the propriety of the clues.. tion was established, and Miss TA LOR waS again C~9lled in. • Q. Does the 'witness not know what occurred in conversation to introduce that sunjea ?—A. Some thing relating to thil business, 1 suppose. - [Several similar questions were put, to which her oni - Ncrs were equally•unsatisfaelory.] Q. The witness stated on a former examination, that h.,r father and mother go by. the mane of Tay lOr. Do you 'persist •in that.assertion ?—A. 'fbuy do.go by the name of 'nylon • • Q. Does. is it a. , ,s state her 'father never went- by , the name of Chapcc ?—A: He never told n.io be did.' . 0.. 000wwituess mean to State she does not know Le genet.ally- goes• by that :name r . .Flere the witness was ordered to withdiaw,- the pr opt iety of the twit, qtwstion being objecleo. Attera ! time . debate"' the • wilne;:s .Was called in again. Q...Didt. your tether , ever 'ln by The name' of chanCe ?—A. Ele.never told me that you7mon to.say , that yob ilti•cir heard any one- eall him 'chance ?—A. L do not think I ever did. Q.. bid . you .0 - al knew him ,to called by any othvr.,pawe :11:4 ; y1t.Sr .Q. ral) know FaVdiVite :---A..Yt:,; she-- was seivAntte l~lr:s. Cll trite . flow icing nerve you known her ?- 7 4.. Eight • Q. Did Mrs. Vrvotiritiilways go by that name , ,A, s6O, g,,;1.0 by the Elam? of Martha. Q. ; ,bo you • reeollea geing cw hycr she. lived With Nr. • Q, *lto cll,t I went w ilt) :skter ; sh m i e ust have be. , nr the n,. quire6,but believe Mrs. - Favourite opened the door. Q. Did you ; ever knOw her go .by the name of Mrs. Fprqultarii—A. I rikier heard her so called. Q. 'bid •you - 4ow her I)efore she lived with ,Mr., Ellis Yes,' when she lived with Mrs. Chirke. Q. bo yon'iiimeMber her being married ?—A, iecOlhiet a talk about it, but it,was not believed. Q. • bid you ',mow her husband, or any of ,her No. Q. Might not ycitir father take the name of thance, without your knowledge ?—A. Then he - w Sbonld I'know that he did. (4 laugh.) • •"ta, Pi, a CaVAL.,4-li your father now alive ? Yes. Q. Dolan know.whethpr .your mother has been lately in east , .dy for debt ?—(Here the Right lion., Gentleman expressed his regret that he should be thus Con-yelled 'to, hurt ; her feelings. Miss l'aylor had burst int,O tears.)--A. I 'should . think,-' Sir, my has nothing to do with the matter of inquiry tiplo6: the Mr, WITAIViON then informeathe • witness, who d Inn en relu6laoee to-answer this question, that most answer. • ' Miyt 'ritylotat length replied, in tears, that her tnotitv was it confineMent., How:long Nearly two years. • witin c ~ sithdeOtt. • - • • ota,Lott of t he Expivitno rondo 'a kw 0 1 )411 .7 ; 16 0 ns on the contradiCtory testimony of the 'last .witness ; .: and atter a short conversation ripo;l e h e subjeCt we'rrl EAn, aa4 C. W. WYNN ; , • FaLliElacK SMITH Was:oiled in and examin. • • • 0; we - you %-A A bra ier :141(1 4, 10 , ,i ; Fpit. Itriow Miss Tayloh?—A., 'Tun t fO .. A bat .1 b yeart4 CI Do y6+3 know her mother ?"4-41.. MAILS. • • ARAI V itn^l Dublin, 3 Wwrford. PRICE OF sTocb:s TOl6 DA AT TWLLVL WCLOOK. Consols - • • - , . . 671 f. T:; r-- S L T , N. 110LI14-QUIS AICtKY IALSUM'AUDIAT ? LONDON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1804. A Lisbon Mail arrived this morning, by which we have received Pcirtagoese ; Papers to the t with inst . The following is the ,only article of importance which they bring .:ThsßoN, Pa .1.4„ - -: , tfuq. Government issuei on the'.fth inst...The.following Proclamation : ," Just representationi have been made of an insult . .offered in t .-11461) . 4a' to , the Officers of the Navy and -Army of his Britannic Majesty (to the Gover nors of the Kingdom), and ' tip individuals attached ,and belonging to the British Embassy in Portugal. " The Governors of the. Kingdom ate perfeetly aware that those scandalous ads proceed troth the perfidious _suggestions of the. enethies of. this Icing onyinced .that the power and itrngtli 6f such a generous usefitl .Ally • oppose an . . • invincible • - •: , 6l4tAcle to the alp:feint - it's project of subduing .thg peninsulA, eudeavOur A . :Means • their power to. destroy .the 'harmony = which so for,turiately - subsists between Poriugat 'and Great" Britain : they therefore ,think it right to coua teraet' the tliabolical fIIC3BIIIS3 of.. -that •- heinous plot, and accordingly declare,. the name of: .• his Royal . Highness the Prince' Ikcgent, our Lord, 1 that, they are•detenmined to punish, as di-sturbers ul. the public peace, and enemies of the State, all such person,s`as shall offer any °insult to ipctividuals be- Jonging to the British Army;- who may he easily .dis ! . tinguished by their Military uniform,- ofigfp.tfie'Ci-: ,vil Officers of the same army anti navy, or. fO--per_ sons attached to the said British Embassy, who, shalt, be furnished with proper certificates; which. Will ptove the service and emplyy they hold. ' • • i• The Governors of the kindzdom -are perrcaly:, satisfied that all. true. Porttiguese area sensible' .iiov,;• much- it is their duty to contribute to the preserva.. tion of the harmony which so'. Happily, subSists between the two Powers, and that it' is only by the union of their forces;• and by the 'poWerful'asli" siihince of the British Ar, pendence can, be asserted. They therefore hope that,; they; on their- part,- will heartily coircur'itistafilnea.;' • i. surd aS 't6nd to prei/ent *the ill-iriforrried, or seduced,, from insulting: the : subjetas-of his Britannic Majesty - ii and in them, the person. of a Monarch, who, 'by his firmness and wisdom has diSconcerted the plat)* of the Tyrant of Europe,, and whol'lv 'means :91 his • • ). generous assistance, restored Us.to independence, - saorificing'hisgallant troops in onr'cause. . . . " It is mean to' forget favour's'to . requite them with insults ,is an atrocious Crime. He who Coln- - Mits them against an allied nation, offends against public peaceendangers the public 'safety, and re %/Iles the national Charaoler ; a crime so heinous shall not rennin unpunished ; the law and the Matis trates skill justly andseverely punish the ofii:nders. "JUNO ANTONIO SATTER DE MENDOZA." The DireCtor-General of the Police of Lisbon jutted a' Decree, 911 the 6th inst. ordering allTrench 'men, not naturalized, nor confined in prison on.ac corint of criminal offences, to quit that Capital in -eight days. . • j The substance of the information brought by the Commerce from Villaviciosa we have already. stated. The Dispatches to Government came from a Colo Clatiot., who has'addressed -a 'spirited and impres sive Proclamation to the Asturians, but it is too long for insertion. It says, •however; what must be . Nighly gratifying to all whO take 'an inter9st • •,in the, cause of. Spain, that he observed the zeal of the peo r'ple in support of their; indepenciFnce, was prc.vilent• alike " in lOfty palac'es and humble cottages - ---that n • L.DUO NA PA (ITS'S prDie6t conquering Spain is 4` no less QuixottiC than unjust," and after expresiliog his indignation against the French InVader,.becheera Asturians twit li the hope that other countries will throw off the yoke of hit tyranny, and assures them that if they persevere, they will secure their own freedom' and,rescue gurope from' , his grasp. . Another Vess'el has arrived at Greenock- from New York, having broken the embargo. ,It was yesterday very currently reported, that In surreaioni bad broken out in different parts of the United States, and that .thel Troopi bad refused to aft against ;be Insurgents. • • The Examination upon the Charges brought for. ward by Mr. WARDLE against the Duke of Yoltic Closed last night, and the House will .proceed to take the Report of the Committee into consideration on TiniFsday next. We understand that Govertunent has agreed to Make a Loan to the PKXNCE REGENT Of: Portugal of the sum of Goo,oool. ,The mode of repayment is to, be by, consignments of.: Brazil Commodities to Por tuguese Agents here, and the produce, whetv con verted into money,, is .to, he delivered over to, the Treasury; The sum.of so,oool.had been advanced al the time of the departure .of the Braganza FaMily for t he Western Continent. Yesterday a'Court of •Direaors was held•at - the East India House, when the undvr-mentiorted Ap pointments took place, viz.—Mr. JAM,ES COCOA N, Paymaster of HSeamen's Wages, in the room of Mr. CH A.TPIELD, resigned; WM11.144111 CoLsom, De puty Paymaster; Mr. JOHN' MORICE, Clerk to the Committee of Shipping, in the room of'Mr: JAMES COGgAN ; Mr. 'RICHARD LE -GRos, ASiiStalll Clerk to the Committee; Mr. AtiousTus WARREI4, Chief of the,Otfiek for Private Trade outwards. Tl:e !Awry 4dditivc , n +.;. , a.de6tined to Bengal ) * in , - d Bombay • . NAVAL N EWS. YAimprrit,t'ea. 20.—Arrived the Brig ELzaleth, CooK, from Liverpool, {or the Brazils,. much da maged h4ll, sails, rigging, &c. has thrown all her guns overboard, aid will be obliged' to discharge; the Ship. Susanna,. BUTCHER; from ditto, .foi the- West Indies, also leaky ; the Transport Antelope, WARRRN, .frorn Lisbon , for : Oporto,. sailed .the tpth! of January ; the Brig Jolly Batche l or, WATT, from, tondon, for Corunna,. in. 28 days., very Much , da maged,. and will' discharge; the Ship Sarah, LET, from London, for Malta,: much damaged his 'Majesty's Ships Sgne, Sytelle, and L'Eclak,. from a.cruize. - '• Also the -Princess 'Charlotte•Packet, KERR, in Si'' .dayS,_ passage from Lisbon, with mails and diS ' parche.s - , the latter brought by Colonel HAvviccs•andl , Mr. Siretw ;,-.they are said to be important. ft was : currently reported and believed, on 'Charige,.on the day the Packet sailed, that Austria had declared war against France. The Ifintsingharn. Packet arrived_ - out 'with mails, _after a passage :ol '22 dayi. The French troops- had.not entered Portugal. • ORTS`IOI3TIT, 88. 22.—Arrived .the Eliza, andfeptr:ake, ;from Penzance. : Sailed His .Majesty's, Ships Villa de Paris, of 110 gur4; and. the Hibernia,. of 3.10 guni, 1;4 the Medi terranean k3al4-.*.Portstnouth, CAR, for London. Dropped .down to St, Heleris.the outward•hotind • East India convoy: • . • r PO:MOUTa) Fryp. Barfieurcof 96 :guns, egg. LINZES, . Elizabeth,. Capt. CunzoN,' Ze.o/aus;:Captt BaYS i and .Bombay, Capt. CumiNa, of 74guu, each , and the Eme ra ld Fugate, Capt...:, MAJTLAtiii,•to the _Westward. Arrived :the Cormorant Revenue, Cutter, Capt. HEMILE, 60113 cruize. Salted - ale rill/amen Frigate, Cal f 3 PARKLR, to the West A 4rd.. • , .......... . 2.1.. Sailed the Channel Fleet, un der cornol'atutof tldmiral QAMBIER, for their station 1 - off Brest. , ~ ~ t ,: 7 • Yesterday, at -1 welve o'clock his MAJESTY arrived at the Queen's Palace, from Windsor, where he was received,by the Pukes of YORK, KENT, Sesssx, and CAMBAIDGE. At two, o'clock his MAJESTY held 3: private Levee. Th6following had the honour of being presented . .to his.....lvlAJATy • Colonel lames Catlin Craufunl, upon his return front' P.ortpgal and spain, where he served as iseigadier General. Lieutenant Edgar, up.in his promotion in Ills Majesty's 2& Regiment of Life Guards Lord. lirewniow, upon his being appointed tont Lieutenant .of the CountY of Lincolitin the room of the late Duke of An aster. • Captain Millman, 'of the Cold Stream • Guards, Aid-cle• camp. to Brikadier-Gelival Catlin , Craufurd, upon his re turn froiti Portugal. Mt.•Williain Wyndham, upon his return from a Foreign Mission. Lieutenant-General Lord Paget, ttpon his return from Spain. ;Admiral Sir Charles Cotton, upon his return to E0 ,311 '• Captain Comic, upon his excnange from the Ittli ltcgi• trivia of Foot to the ist Regiment of Life Guards, Lieutenant Bayley, Cdinp to Lieutenant-General Lord Paget, upon his return to England. Captain Rowfey, of his Majesty's Ship the Eagle, upon his return train Sicily. • Lieutenant Hall, upon his, promotion td his. Majesty's sd Rcgialent.of Life Guards, by Lord HeatirtiekL Lard William - Bentinek,- upon his return from Spain. • Mr. Hunter, Consul-General in Spain, upon his arrival in E hgl and. Lieutenant Pemberton, upon his promotion in his Majes-, 24 Regiment of Life Guards, by Lord Heathtield. I The kev. Or. Carey, Sub-Aimoner to ins Majesty', uP °3 h . 4 being appotnted a Prebendary of. Westminster. Ile a the same time presented the Sermon preached by barn betc" the I House of Commons, on the tfast Day. • ntjor Baron Tuyll, Aid:de-camp to Lieutenant-Ge neral Lo ai rrt r. i' A eg ti e b t, in t: I t :o i Lhi l s retur n iisbeiilg tu E a Victual ling_ Board. PPlOlgibi4tendd.Comini. ss i o ner Of Colonel' Foster, upon his b e i ng appo i nted to his MaJe3`; Privy Council in Ireland, and upon his return froin the Con" Orient. • Lieutenant F. Felin, upon his being appoinect to his Ma. jesty's 24.1tegimept d$ Lite Guards. His MAJESTY held a Privy Council, and gave private . audiences to the Duke of PORTLAND, 0 0 , other Cabinet. Ministers present, a nd th e .471).Ga• ADVOCATE, who hid betbre his MAJESTY the pip.' ceedings.of several Courts Martial. - A Swedish 'Officer is arrived in town. from Crni;- crona, which he left about the middle of December. He states, that the winter has : been Most severe,' and, very destructiVe to both man and beast. An epidemic disorder had broken out at Cariscrona, and on t he bor ders of Lapland,which hadearriedolf some thousands the' average of deaths,. from the fatal disyrder, was about fifty Per . day • . Thursday Morning, at six o'clock,' Captain Wil tacks, 'with a party of the 7th Dragoon Guards ; under the command of Lieut. D.spard, set otf from this ciq , „ in Conseqoence of private information, to Port Henry, the seat of Stephen Hastings, Esq.' county of Tipperary, and a Alagistrate ; when, ;titer refreshing the troops, they all proceeded to a cliorcil' yard in that neighbourhood, called Tetnp on leliallo'?, where they found, uuder a .- ‘large tomb „pre , newly coostructed pikes; • they then went to t " parish of Killal6e, county of Clare, and on Scorch-, ing the house of Thomas Crony, of Lackarea, found a large number of th e same ki nd of weapons in me thatch, at the foot 'of .his bed; and in a. cow-house, having labels attached of what each,parccl contain ed. They then proceeded to the house of Michaef Mulquiny, near the Chapel of Carranboy, in 'h ° said county, wh ere t h ey di scov e re d anot h er parceli. Crony and two others, Michael Mulquiny and Denis were secured, and lodged yesterday evening in our gaol. We,understand that Captain Wilenc/r 5, hai made an important discovery respecting the clan destine sale, of gun-powder from one of the Govern ,znent stores in this city. *, But as the matter is in, undergo a serious investigation, we forbear mention idg. the Ptuijaiirs which have come to our know ledge.--(Lioperick Yesterday morning, at eight o'clock, fah') T. thots, for forging Bank of England notes, and alias - ei: Barrington; for forging a s lnari were executed in the Old.llailey. Early on Tuesday morning, the body of a new, borriinfant was - found in the garden of tli F ,Arch - - bishop- of Canterbury 4 • supposed' the woman, delivered herielf . in 'the Bishop's-walk, and hog thrown it over the garden wall,• L R. m C oNmoN filltusa as ARaLIS ( o f ...art.ett—ou rt i ' Dow-street), and bt" hed by W.' A. SCR IPPS (94 * g Out pu Moulton-street), at the SUit-Ottice, 112, &Iran& 1 Q. Do you her lather')—A. 'Yes. Q. What is his name ?—A. Thomas. Chance. Q. Po you know his prpfeSsicin Y.es ; he ,was formerly a stock-broker. Q. Did he ever buy any land for 37 - ou?-;-A..Ycsi it• Was then 1 discovered his natne Was Chance. see him with his daughter--.A; Yes. Q. Did he go by the name f Chance at that time.? --A. Nu; hp went..by the,name of TaylOr. Q. By Mr. &writ. what"riame, did you first know him ?—A. Thomas Taylor. ' • Q. How long since is it when you found:kis name was Chance Some years- since. • • Q. In the neighbourhood where he resided, by n what name was hi! known ?—A. By Thomas Taylor. a. W. 13 he known by no other ?—A. NT;?.. Q." By Gen. Lokus.—Do you recollea Mr. and Mrs.- Taylor - calling on you relative to a Yes. Q. Did you State to them that you ey.pyeiaed• Mr.. Chance there that day ?—A: -- Y'& Q." Did Miss Taylor make .any observation on Ahat circumstance-I—A. r ;" she 'laughed, and said they'must, tell him they had only come to ilay . ,Mr. Smith a morning ; ' By fir J. 'SEBRIGHT.—When yeu said Miss Tay lor'sfather was-expeded, did you call him by the name of Chance or Taylor ?—A. I am not quite sure, but Fthink I called him Mr. Taylor'out of compliment.--(Hear', Hear.) • Q. Have you any reason to knOw that Miss Tay lor knew 'her father by the name Ot Chance'?—A. No, IThave net., . Ordered to withdraW. • 'Geller:li NORTON then.produced a letter` respe6l - the appoiMment of the of - Beer who, succeeded . ' Colonel Knight, but. .Mr.-Wnrraar,AD objected to reading the document, as he considered it Martinis .sible evidences: the letter was nut read . . Mr. YORK then continued his eNamination relative to the situa - lion of our army. Q. Can the Hon. Member state whether the army has been improved, or whether it has declin- • ed,' bince hiS'Royal'Highness took the COMmand ? think the discipline was as good befOre his Ittival HightfeA war , ; at the-bead of the array. Q.'lteftrring to the timessince the Duke took the command, has it improved ?—A. I should sti l ipo e it.had. Still I think the troops were as gotid in Gen. \Vol fe's • The same question ' being-put to General Frrz P 'lllici, he said,..lsuppose.;thereJs no Officer wilo knows the state of rheumy ) , who will not acknow. tedge that great irnprovner - us .taken Tlace since it "came - under tike „c,ortirrind of the Duke of York: The notcir,,:ty of trrese.,., improvementi is so . great fo render appeal to Gt3ietal OrliCerd unnecessary. • • I On the same, question being put to Sir JAMES Pin;:, • TRNKV, he:concurred in the :answer. which had'been given.by= his Honoerable,Friend, There was a time when commissions and rank were obtained entirely by purchase,• and; still more generally by favour...—. There were fort - 110y Officers who obtained the, rank of Lientenant;-Colonel in two : years; but since his Royal Highness took . the command, none had ob tained the rank of 'C a ptain before hey had served two years, and the rank of a Field Officer before four years :service likid been p , :n . fornied. • I would ask Sir Jame's. l'ateney Whethef the condition of the army has improved ?--A. It has certainly improved, The.diScipline has improved. I recoiled when it' vas iilficolt.thing 16 'dace SIX regiments on the groatid, so as to make the Ai move in 41i uniform manner. The facility of • manceuyring . has' been importantly inipeoved „since biS Royal;' Highness took the command, by an uniform goof' - discipline.' Sie , ARTIIdR WEL.l.gstEy was then examined, by Mr. YOR KE. Q. What was the condition of 'the army before his Royal -Highness took the command I—A. I know that Iris Royal . High:less has given general satisfae tion :in the, promotinn` Qrlicers'; I have some knowledge 'of the protillotions which /have , taken place; I have had occasion to apply ior proinotionS, and have never foi4od that his Royal Highness de parted. from any rnle laid .down for promotion in the army,: 'Theistablishinentkformed under the &fee tion .of his Royal"Higiiness 44ve,i,liproved hadisci- Plitie of:the army: Tile Statfi the. Cavalry., he Of ficers, the , v h o ie by,tem:and every part of the army, has Improved since his Royal Highness, took the command. . . 1-1: 1 / 2 s the Improvement b4en owing to the per sonal exertions and suptlitite.odance ot the Duke of York Tbo army I,a , certAnly beets indebted for the improvenl,-,,ti to ,ijch I. have alluded, to theiregulations intablished by the Duk.eof Yoi k, and t o his 'loyal nitfiniess's persoklulbuperintetitiance of their execution. The evidence having been finally concluded, Mr.. PERCEVAt. suggested, that as .the wituto: nutes would ,be printed by Niond:ty ot.;:tf, It ! nigh' be proper to fix the earliest opporPtinity.arter, for takin4 the 'report' into s.ot.hitteratoil i he therefore proposed Thurgctay (titiid;ty) for.thatpur po4e, :which; with the approbation of Mr. WAR DLE, to. • , • . .11'11. House i)eing resumed, the-report was brought up, and 'the . congideration 9f,it fixed for that day.. \lr. W, AVYNNI3 gave notice, thin after the House had ccingideredibe,report, bre would call their at tention': to a mottutt respeeting . General Claverinii(s eyidence. The SBCRETARY at WAR Vrought in the Mutiny Bill, which was read a tirst,titne, and Ordered to be read a Vecond time this day.—Adjourned at three edock.'